Motel needed

Does anyone know of a motel/hotel in the area of Tswassen, Delta or the airport that has either separate cabins, or rooms that one can enter from outside without going through a lobby. Would need to be on a ground floor and at the back. I may need to stay the night somewhere with several animals and while I wouldn't take them all into the room, I might rotate them as it will be a cold night. Not quite sure how to go about searching for this on the internet either and certainly don't want to call any places as that might "tip their hand" as to what I want to do.

Foster Homes needed

Is anyone able to foster a momma cat, supposedly very sweet, with five six week old babies? I don't want to take the momma away from the kittens for at least a week so need somewhere to put them until they are adopted. They will likely be adopted quickly but cannot go to a new home until they are at least 8 weeks old. Momma can stay with them for a week or so, or longer if you think it is necessary, then we will place her somewhere else. Let Beverly know if you think you can help. You will need a separate room for her and her babies. We will supply all you need.

I MAY need a foster home for a pregnant siamese cat but not sure if I am getting her. Again, let me know if you can help.

Thanks!

Winston

Dr. Wilson started to put Wilson under on Wednesday morning and the first step is to intubate him. He immediately started to crash, his blood pressure dropped, his heart was irregular. After stabilizing him, she started to further anaesthetize(sp?) him but he again started to crash so Dr. Wilson decided to cancel the surgery. Her comment to me was that if this surgery was something like a dental, and he started to crash, she could stop, but once she had started the amputation, there was no way she could stop the procedure. We have discussed this at length and have pretty well decided that because of his instability and the very real possibility that he would die if operated on again, we will likely not proceed with amputating his leg. Barbara, his foster mom, is in complete agreement and so is Dr. Wilson. If his health improves remarkably, we may consider it again, but it would have to be carried out with an anaesthetist on board as he is at such high risk. Thanks to you all who have cared about this boy. He is doing fine but Barbara tells me that even the next day after the attempted surgery, he was still groggy, which is most unusual.

Winston

Our brave Winston who has been walking around with a horribly mangled leg for many years, goes in today to have this leg amputated. We have been trying to get this done since he arrived at CCAR last summer, but he had a number of health issues, hyperthyroidism, hypertension, pancreatitis and detached retina and I think that is it. We are confident that when he has recovered from the amputation, and cats recover amazingly quickly from this type of surgery, he will be much more comfortable and pain free. Had a bit of a scare yesterday as we thought he had ringworm which could have possibly delayed the surgery yet again, but Dr. Wilson is fairly confident it is not ringworm and is proceeding with the surgery. We are wondering how he will do with this balance once this leg is removed as he has learned to get around with the weight of this leg, so it will be a new experience for him trying to figure out his balance. Foster parents Barbara and Paul just love this old, brave guy who never complains, always wants a snuggle and just melts you when you meet him. I will give updates on his progress. Fingers crossed for this guy today as there is a significant element of risk in this and any surgery for that matter; however, we have complete confidence in Dr. Wilson who is an amazing surgeon and vet.

HELP WITH WINSTON'S SURGERY!

$3600 is Needed to Pay For This Procedure

Hello everyone,

I wanted to let you know that while Winston is not the only kitty who is in need for surgery, he is one of many, and as there are so many, it would be wonderful if we could raise some needed funds for Winston's surgery to help out!
His surgery is January 26th, and the cost for his leg amputation is $3600.00. Whatever you can donate for his surgery would be most appreciated!
If you would like, please donate by using the button to the right (the Canada Helps button), and please donate. Every dollar helps out so much...you have NO idea!
Winston is the sweetest, happiest little guy you could ever imagine, and the fact that he will be able to finally get this surgery done will mean the world to him, as he has been literally carrying this leg that does not work, and gets blisters and sores because of the dragging for far too long. He would have received this surgery beforehand, but Bev needed to get his thyroid fixed before he could get this surgery...so let's help out CCAR with one of their wonderful kitties that when you meet him, he teaches you some of the best life lessons. Please donate!

Does your cat nip/bite you?

If you have a cat or kitten that nips or bites, check out the article under Pet Info/Interesting for very useful information on how to deal with this. Steve Huxter, an animal behaviourist who helps CCAR out regularly with advice, wrote this really informative piece.

Frankie helped his owner

Just had a call from Vivian L who adopted Frankie from Cat's Cradle.She had nothing but praise for him as she said he was instrumental in saving her life.
Last October she opened her condo door and was going to let Frankie walk to the elevator door to meet a friend. Frankie started walking the wrong way, Vivian grabbed at him, lost her balance and fell breaking her hip. Luckily her friend called 911 and had her taken to the hospital where, as they were examining her she complained of chest pains.
Long story short, she had 3 blocked arteries and had to have that repaired before they could set her hip. Finally in December she was able to go home, but on a walker, so Frankie is still staying, quite happily, with a couple of Ragdoll cats at Vivian's son's home.
Vivian called to say, she had saved Frankie and now Frankie had saved her.... if she haven't been to the hospital she never would have had the heart surgery and, as she was told, wouldn't be alive today.
She can't wait to have Frankie come home again!

Are you good with Excel?

Is anyone able to take on the task of entering our adoption contracts on a spread sheet? Annie, who has been capably handling this, has now changed jobs and is too busy to do it. If you can help, contact Beverly and I will send you a sample of what we have.